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  Financing development: time for a new approach?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Why has aid failed to achieve development? Should other forms of financing for development (FfD) be emphasised instead for narrowing the wealth and income gaps between developing and developed countries?
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  Risky business: the dangers of global inter- city competition

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Is globalisation causing cities to take part in a destructive competition for international investment? Can cities become environmentally sustainable when foreign investors demand higher levels of subsidies and immunity from environmental costs on business? Could cities learn to co-operate, take a common stand and confront the ‘grow now, clean up the environment later’ syndrome?
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  Level playing field? Making world trade work for all

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  The poorest countries are small players in world trade. The combined exports of the 48 least developed countries (LDCs) accounted for only 0.35 per cent of world trade in 1995. Can trade agreements be made to work better for LDCs? Can technical advice improve the negotiating capacity of LDCs?
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  Assessment of investment climate in Georgia

  Local Government Information Center, Georgia, 2003

  There is no need to explain the importance of investment for national economies. Investment, along with consumption and savings, plays a central role in a country’s economic performance. However, Georgia lacks the necessary investment resources required for development, and so, foreign investments are considered crucial for economic development and growth.
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  Labor standards and the World Trade Organization: a position paper

  William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2003

  This policy brief considers whether international labour standards should be incorporated into the WTO and other trade agreements.The literature review suggests that mandating unsustainably high labour standards will not improve average wages and working conditions in poor countries.
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  Explaining growth country report: Romania (1990-2000)

  Initiatives for Democracy in Eastern Europe, Bucharest, Romania, 2001

  This paper attempts to explain the development and growth of the Romanian economy both during the transitional period following the fall of the communist regime in 1989 and within a broader historical context.The post-war period is first analysed, followed by the intensive development of the later communist period, in order to identify the main inherited features that had to be taken into accou
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  The migration-development nexus: Sri Lanka case study

  Danish Institute for International Studies, 2002

  Sri Lanka has been the source of large numbers of migrants and the recipient of much development assistance, but what is the nature and extent of the links between development assistance and migration flows in the country?
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  The Cotonou Agreement and its implications for the Regional Trade Agenda in Eastern and Southern Africa

  World Bank, 2003

  The paper presents an overview of the main Regional Trade Agreements currently in place in Eastern and Southern Africa and reviews the evolution of trade flows and trade policies in the region, focusing on the development of intra-regional trade for the two main RTAs through the 90s.
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  Foreign banks in emerging markets: a Turkish success story

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

  As foreign banks enter emerging markets that were previously closed, what strategies should they use to gain a viable foothold? How does the presence of global financial institutions affect the level of competition and efficiency and the product range of the host country’s banking sector? What impact do the foreign banks have on the strategies of local banks?
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  Dire straits? New skills to escape technological stagnation

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

  Countries with the skills and learning systems to compete with new technology are increasing their lead over those lagging behind. Given today’s rapid globalisation, can late entrants catch up?

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